The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-14 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET SHARE .SIARKETS,---This day, ..- AND ORDINARY SHARES AND STOtifs.S. at COXXERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. ___.•-.. _ Share' Railways. ~,,,, t Closing Business 1 ' - 41 Price. I done. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. disco uere is . no alteration in the minimum rate of 13.14. Mr., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 81 25 Blythe and Tyne.. , all - - t 1 ; i..11 11 ,8 t e this day" is the official notice just posted in 10 liost.,Sleat,andMida.,o. all 84 si 13. -L o unt-office of the Bank of Englani. The s e t t c ß a ri l s e t d o o l n a i n an d Exeter .... 100 84 r3 j. . 100 120 2 3 0 to P°BBi bility of an advance to 8 per cent. had been 50 Cork and Bandon all --la , Previ o „,„, ~ 20 Cornwall , ° U. an , rae u n 6 t l Y di scussed, in consequence of the largely to Do A fil ii 4 et e s .p n a lg a i\ , i all - - 10 Do. B ed demn.nd for gold and silver to send 5, )been paid to 11 a ll - - the Dublin . i' . ,elfast Juno. all 37 39 abrc"d, and the increase in the rates for bills 25 Dun.,Pe & rth,&Ab. June. all 16 17 out of 100 97 99 return, d oors to 7 per cent. The Gazette 8 81 j c.T a i B ll , bll a rg & S . W estern. Gl a sgow. 100 107 Ic9 to appear this evening, is expectedso to sh ow , at G rd t i t ig a s A te s r t n o , n fiPr d. stk 12 4 4 9 , 48 ig h ' ti enai a failing off in the bullion, and if addi thegreaßtuerPPstilrei: et Ditto East Anglian at 100 7 1 8 4 of g s e h n o c u y ld be taken away, the prospect e s t gr r r e ea at ti o o r r t g o e i r S n cotland 100 100 126 127 [ 1 the will no doubt further influence at Do . 1 1 f , l i t o Ock lOO 131) 1321 t Se a ton:Perations of the joint-stock banks and private r raore ~,. tart es tablishments. st Gt. S. awl W. of Irelane 100 08 10a 1 at. Great Western 10/ 8 at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 - - pi c l t 4 El e aulaunt of specie brought by the steamer La oi ledat Lancashire & Yorkshire 160 at London and Blackwali 100 11 2 0 7 1 3 10 i from the West Indies is £353,200. at Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 107 109 a Boa 4 f urther r• o f bar _ .,v Ise of id. has taken place in the price riag e ' at Lon., Chat., mid Dover 100 43 44 , st Lou. & Noel' Western 100 1061 10 (; )1 106 The market silver, Which is now ss. 2id. per oz. standard. et Lou. & n Sc t rAli Western 100 0 1 4 14 WO 49 OCI Ser for th is very firm owing to the active demand 450, Il la a n ry ” p b orl e and Carlisle. all - - ere e Thee List and the limited supply.all - - 121 Dot shares. ; Ogt h' . Financial C at Metropolitan all 107 109 100 1271 128 1284 74 losti t ,.„ . orporation is a new monetary At_ T a r a tio 5.4.0 16 14a P h alf requiring a capital of £3,000,000, one- " : V at D o c. Bi e ,r w ming. & Derby 100 97 99 Y lief et tare, w n hioh, however, is to form the first issue in 69 arid. Gt. W. of Irelanc a ll --__ _- 20 Do. 1 shares are i;e_l.£loo each. The objects of the association 25 Mid K . etrt - / al l ', - o e 'lnca' with those of the London Financial l e o t No D r ( g:fl a riti L sl i i ne lOO 521 531 52 e pa' cietnieeral Credit, and International Financial So- at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 25 16 eCi al at Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 1021 1035 1031 P A th at ;: r i o ari the promoters are induced to believe Or e ' 25 Do . , G.N.E. purchase 16.13.1 - -,, 100 59 60 th e 0 ul the invariable success which has attended ~s tt Eoo Leeds lOO 89,1 905 far e' in Om of these new establishments, and the et Do Carlisle lOO - - ateif ' erea le Of at North London the . trade and other industrial enterprise, 12 p tra ie. 10__ Do New .. Staffordshire all 78 d 9 ti,j9.utrements for further financial accommoda- 4. 1 1 0 0.4 andilslorth S. W. unction. all 11 114 OW ass been been proportionately increased. The sta Scottish Central largeo N. E. Aber. stock 100 43 45 te a un intends to undertake all monetary busi- at scot Scot; t'Mid. stock lOO 98 100 .4 o f , in er rzt,, " portance, including the negotiation and 8 1( 1 Shropshire d u a n V i e o l u c 11 p . o . o . : a 1 1 - - 100 53 64 151 sit d :genlent of loans on security of rates, harbour at South , Devon lOO 33 81 3• l gr• at ;South Eastern 4(1 11 ;4: Other similar securities, and will itself make t 1.3° st iSouth Wales - - limited Wherever the transaction is only for a at S. York. and River Dun 100 98 1?10 2 staines,Wok.,andWok. all 10 01 c by. s ever Period. The board of direction includes 25 Stockton & Darlington all .8 39 331 is th e 25 Do l7 94 10 4 0 With tk gentlemen of influence, largely connected t 5 Do New, 1866 8 7., 81, a tiOe' the,,, " 8 railway, banking,, or trading interests of 3t Taff Vale lo s i: 158 160 0 0 stock,oaro, 10 Do B • i , "7. The shares have been dealt in at the 10 Do C 3 21 35 p rat e° '''ell 60 Ulster 25 - - r 1g ha fo r a reported that negotiations are in progress 12.10 Do 54 - - 11 ,1g0r , at }Vale of Neath Pack et e " of the Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam Golttt C Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 170 175 Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - Sr Ste "a Pany and the West India and Pacific tiu g ",i 414 S • B a t t West Cornwall lOO 22 25 hi PPlog Company. at W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO - - jig" at West Midland -Oxford 100 - - _ at Do Newport 100 - - O OP __. ap ar t it „,, At th b Two O'CLOCK. at Do Hereford 100 - - e4l'ellters, taletiB Bourse to-day (according to Mr. dBRITISH POSSESSIONS. 66 f, 75 e. gram), the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 'ester' Tile t• It ather firm, bat inanimate. Paid. Closingce. Business don, S P r() ; 'hare hest Funds, which closed a little firmer I(a r '' Do A.tlantio& St Lawrence all 60 a -- he - 437 afternoon, again exhibit symptoms of b k 1 Boja o ., II a p r e o r d o a e & n . ntln e. 100 104 IC 5 7d the "148 ' 3 are eeeet rt : te depression being produced by the in- 20 Do. New . 8 4 1 p ale fat 74 4 1 p et r , B of discount and the prospects of large 2 40 0 . Do. E. Shares. OCit 1 : , Orts of 1 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 6 .55 ' 1 414 t both gold and silver. Business is very 10 . Do. Preference ... 7 all 81 0 Ot t° oat , too I Alio sales preponderate, and the tendency of a l3u . rfalo,Brant,&Godricli , 0 , - —4l i ( p et. bds. Aug. 1, Is7l, ' der tO 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: too - - 901 . I s t unfavourable. Consols are 100 Do. do. June 1, lb:, 100 - - Th 4 e v."Or transfer, and 91 -1 - - for the account. at cieutta.,ts.Easta.(Lin , 100 102 104 at Cape Town et:Dock Seri' 100 101 103 1014 toei t jl i e s s;' ,. 7 , Threes and Reduced are 90,3- I; Bank stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6 p.. 100 1 6 1 30 ( 7 6 % 3 10 i° and th , A 437 ; India 5 per Cents. are marked 1061,!1 ; stAgk Ea l s )o t . ln n di o. an. 6 7,u i,,x s t p ..:. c l ( lii 1 ; 1 14,p [ J O ° T h. , v`* Per Cents., 991,-. 20 Do. do. H do. / q vte i 8 rathe r sir Gran o. runk of Canada lou 204 211 o ar . 4 'ket more firmness in the Foreign D a is ' t Pref. Bonds all 73 15 A t ' lle ea tits , and business is very dull. Turkish 6 per 100 r ) o. gs.V r e e r i f o t i . s a a l l ll 5 6 9 6 6 8 8 1 lit 9 : At e ," 1862 , are 67 1; do. Consolides, 46f 47 ; rog ~ -.,,e an „ D e o: do. deferred ed..- •.• all 53 55 Do. 3d Ptef. stocle et , . 4 6 4 1 .1 _,' ' 35 1 1, ; Spanish Passive, 331 i ; Greek, too Do. do. deterred...... all 41 13 )11et' t2,,, 4 ; go - Coupons, ° J"Ptia 11-4- :- ; Portuguese, 47i. I.• 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 26 28 ' 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 22 t 4 ag n, 1 004- 101 ; and the Confederate Loan, 40 stock GtlndiaPenni.g - ua.sp.c 100 106 107 1061 . 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 1 14 p 3. 0 20 Do. January, 1882 .. 8 114 p Pin'. A rernittance of 1710 has been received from 41dar stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 ttald. by the present packet for the dividend 20 i Gt W. of Canada Shares all 91 101 201 Do. New .. ..... ... ... 18 101 105 , Il e 0 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 93 95 v. ,, 1 4, 0 Operations in the Railway Share Market too Do. 51 p. o. do. '7 . 7-8 . .. - all 86 88 I lle ,Ilot been very extensive, the dealers and 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 5 Ir, all 'e am en stock Madras. guar., , 5 p. c• io • n • NO ) 98 104 11000 1011 4 ri.• being principally occupied with the stock s)c 80 n ..2p. 0. ii:, x . te . . n . .. .. 100 v 4 98 1 141 , e acme tor the settlement. Prices, however, 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 100 -_- - ter ( l ei t lir. In Some instances shown more firmness. Great stock la lb carp 6p.0. n 50 Me e lb: & HOblin'a ß ßa d ;: all 57 59 a O f ,1 110 10 q v ... , North Western, and South Eastern, have 100 Do. 7 p.c. Hoeg. Bds. all - - 40 Newßrunawick a Candu East ern 10s ; and South Western and North Class A. and B. all 3 5 1 111 V k .Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pi bias 100 82 84 hav e (Berwick) ( . Berwick), ss. Metropolitan are flat, and ( s stoe_k oinde ...... --a . . (100 104 105 1041 , ir u alined about £2. lock Do. Delhi 9 1 : 1 tin at Do. d 0.... -. I , 2 t 2 1 Ip '0 A ' 1. 4 ". Foreign and Colonial lines have exhibited Do. PunjaulV all 103 lu4 B little animation, and quotations are inactive, O. - for ° lei fe lt 44 k and Miscellaneous a., b ) oo:lDndus.St. Flo.) k . lOO 100 102 tie ',.,‘ re auk shares continue in limited COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Doe P - so 4i 4444. City Bank have improved to 1221, 123 ; e cal 4 Fi aa __.taav Chine, and Japan to 32-4-; London - t.,,d,aecc. 6 p.c.J a. &J usa via ge 4 c orn ue lai shares to 26'4, 27 ; National Shipping -- 1877-84 ..... ...... -.. 100 102 104 carp ,- n P a nY are Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Au,,, 100 103 1 1( Cg wili? . wedit quoted Ito 0' discount ; Mauritius -__ lc, ° . * .g f) . . c o . .. 2 :llln r. .tlu e iy t : 1O ( , ) ' 103 91 #2 , 11. 1 3 q u oted - i -- Yte prem th y 0 0 .1 and P ac • *a preen ; Anglo Italian Bank, If, 11 .2 , (7 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 300 90 92 91 ape G.Hope, 6 p c,187:: 100 106 108 tha t 11 lfie Ste am, 1- A -i,- T prem. _ Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 109 111 b i t * - , Do. 1890 100 109 11/ PO t o 13 RITISII .------- reli e d 4' Aa r a _ CEeßallt •MCEOI7BOPI a C 111) S O'CLOCK. - .Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 108 110 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 tlOl O t- Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 04 306 - Natal Gov. 6 per cant. 100 1(.8 110 0 01 0 a Ditto A ce „ uut Feb . ; ................ 90 4 i -- N.B.Gov. 6 o.J a.&Jul) 100 100 104 Of , va t a vr r _,7e zit. R.„ .. _ ~.• ............... 91/ 0 - Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Om. 100 - - i; t4 _ _ p er Cent. ....... / l ie Z 31 p er c ent. • ja . n . . 1 , 6 , - Do. sp. c.,180 ito E7t 100 99 100 o °. 0 6 P4 Per Cent. Annuiti:;.. . - - - Do. d0.,1188 &upwds 100 991 1001 1004 ;a t 0; 4 4, ent. A . ,,, . ...... - -. New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 ~,1111.ties 3( pities, Jan. 1873 j .. - _ !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. f pl a y e a I 1 es, f,,,,' ~,„„) Yrs, expire sth J , 1880. - - 1 steraing, 1875 1) ) i i t t l b s o ( ) i it' : c i' g e r:, T expire l sth A an pri . 'l, 1885. - bobcat- ',Queensland (acv. 6p. c. 100 109 111 - 'S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 109 111 0 ' D . - 6 Pei C e egraph), Aug. 1908. - I , - ,Vio.Uov.6p.e.Ja.Jauly 100 - - , _ _ otor l "t 1 ,4 per Cent,ent' 1870 dt ditto- Do. 10 6 D.O.AIL&OOL. 100 •10 111 , 1104 t I __• `use s ioll "•-•itto- - 0 1 Ea ch Ditt o April, 1564 - BRITISH MINES. 3 1 a d . cheq uer ~ ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 a ' I , bitto Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. - 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 / Icl ch er d e tr i t'itto £5OO - - Gifford Amalgamated..l - 6 4 37 5 at fo- bok p 1.00 and £2OO - Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 575 685 - East Baseett(lllogan).. 30 65 67 atr' 1 1 , 1 1 :1 1 C/ k 11 : a G l ia Stir, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr. 237 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. Id par d r eol , w ilolo t, 0 st o , "ERINDIENT SECURITIES. - East Caradon ...... .... 1.14.0 27 28 ly e A ta 1874 - East Cann 8rea........ 3.4.0 75 8 ',ela te I ttto reoUnt -E. W'lltussel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 41 55 ca' - Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen.) 581 8 10 I Gv a Di t o , Per Cent. July, 1570 sp ied ,IttalPer Cent. 1888 991 ..._- Great South Tolgus.... 17s 45 41 G Wheal Vor(lieleton) 40 14 15 _ j or l i ,tto E'llfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. - 10v i) j . t 'ss bl s e , ' Cent., an. 1872 - Grenville . - Bend's-Foot 6.16.r 44 5 8.12 87 39 vel ia ti e a I N '" I cl Zl,ouu - iiingston Downs 4.18.0 21 35 par r Of c o I lder - Lady Bertha itt FO REIGN 1 - Margaret k Uny Lelant vh 19 21 of co . 4 2iii tt ',EIGN FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. - Marke Valley Ili 4 a r eol l op b . tio , i o ,,ner Cent 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim.; 25 15 4 6 he ; jell 14 0.4' 9 and 1859 - New Setun - - North Downs l9l 90 100 4 11 11 91 11 e a . Ditto Cent., 1852-58-60 - - N. WWI Basset (111o;an, 3.1.0 2.t 3 I . 0, 5 ~ ttlieltto S e ri 1863 - North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 55 54 .1 t - 1°III' :i Cal I les A, I' , 186 3, ‘1.5 paid -dis - IL'ar Consols (St. Blaze) , ) - - - l elii°ia l f e s 6 per Cent - 'E'rovidence(UnyLelni.) 10.6.7 44 46 - Or ,f 1 ) 6 Seri £5O - South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15 425 135 at e l i o t 111 1. 4 0er c e , t. P pd - :: 1 , :41 1 1:a1=2 1 ( l agin) taTas 574 - iii b eti.tlo?" Cent, 51 0119 11 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 32 i\ai lli i i 4 p er r Cent, ... 5 Parnar Sil v.& Lead Min 44 k if ___ a' tii !• pth, 2i C ent., 1863 ". -f in Croft 9 19 20 ' lir tad or „per Cent., Ex. 12 G alders - -- West Basset (Mogan). 11 11 12 l it e i , e lit , k,,,"iptttio,ll"roe,ZBConoll,solidatd. 1 per l Cent.. - -W Cs radon (Liskeard) e 5 20 22 - West Seton ael• ba to a ll 7 p er i fti Land Warrant - - Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 85 90 11 0 VP g ree ,S e pe r Cent .. loos 1 - Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 20 25 all r / Diet s Per coed ! es " - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - s ? . b' ° Ace ell - a 1 824-5 C 24 - WhealLudeott vVO P !tt e ,„ ou zo . , e x- Coupons.. • • - Wheal MaryAnn;Zen.) 8 12 121 ,bitto‘-,oupou‘ ..................... 234 - Wheal Baton 5Bl 150 160 off wa 4te Ikea, 6 ..... - , Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 23 24 a 4. km )2 44 i llAt . - 111 - I Wheal Union 3.17 3 31 . 0 0 - 4 ex l Z. ti 6 NI , ,per Cent BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing kLailways Paid. Price. Business don, 100 A. lantic &St Lawrenc, all 60 <2 sk f Bom.,Baroda&Cent Inc 100 104 1(5 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. 201 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 6 61 10 Do. Preference all 81 100 Buffalo,Brant,&Godricl. 10 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: ;00 100 Do. do. June 1, Ibl . i 100 st Clcuttaxa.S.Eastn. (Lin , 100 102 104 st Cape Town Dock Seri' 100 101 103 1011 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p.. 100 1061 /07r, stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. inn 1(5 11.6 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 11p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada lou 201 211 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 25 100 Do. Co. deferred.-- all 59 of 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 53 56 100 Do. 3d Pref. stocic 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 41 13 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 20 28 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 22 <4 stock GtlndiaPenin.g - ua.sp.c 100 106 107 1051 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 1 11 1, 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1 16 j. stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 stoi Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 91 101 20 Do. New ... . ... 18 101 101 , 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 93 95 100 Do. 56 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 86 88 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 ip stock Madras. guar., sp. c. 100 104 105 1014 4 stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 98 100 stock Dc. 14 do— •• —• • I " " 98 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stook 11elb.Corp. Bp. a. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 59 10 0 Do. 7p. Blortg. Bds. all 20 70 : 0coekk sov. N oo ( Ci 7 nl jda ß see r i kuAT: and w . andu all 3 5 Rl.C'da.6 pc lst pf bds 100 82 84 (100 104 105 1044 a.; ' 100 103 104 Zu Do. d 0...., 2 1. st Do. Punjaub all 103 lu4 Do. Do. Wool: Do. indus.St. Flo ) k . lOO 100 102 htvThe operations i n th e R a il way Share Market 6 not bee n very extensive, the dealers and ew 1 1 ) o ators being principally occupied with the I;'el4vesattern.; North h mgeratuts for the settlement. Prices, however, la some instances shown more firmness. Great eeu los ; and South h Western, a h nd ly S e o s u t t e h rn Ea s s n t d ern N , have orth ,b,l4:Aterll (Berwick), ss. Metropolitan are fiat, and ri,' declined about £2. e ll° Foreign and Colonial lines have exhibited 1.-- . h. Y little animation, and quotations are inactive. 454 I. r, o 114 E and Miscellaneous shares continue in limited I s e leS t• City Bank have improved to 1221, 123 ; P .""t ay Chine, and Japan to 321; London eloaueial sha.res to 26:, 27 ; National Shipping Creditl,43ltare to 1 to 0/ discount ; Mauritius prem., and i p l ac P ifi rem s ! Anglo Italian Bank, 1-1, 11 c ..eam, %.., prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. „, GOVERNMEXT Fuzius °Per Cent. Consols . 90a i Dirt . 000000 000000000000 Seer LE° Account Feb. 4. 9lk Per C ent 1,,,,_ ... . Reduced ........ it i . per Cent. II ; . i . i per Cent. Jan. 1 891... . - 6 di per Cent. Annuities 4.. Cent. Annuities, Jan. 1873 J .. f;l, ° , l o ties, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. b i ll ter 60 yrs, expire sth Aug. b i l , (o (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. ));to 5 Pei C ent. 1870 --- 'to D itto per Cent. 1888 ke Ditt o d itto April, 1564 li e dito Aug. 1864 or 6 Oiler Bills, £ l , t ooo, 21 & 3 per Cent. 6 mtt e _..., Pa Ditt o £ 5 OO kbok E.. 100 and £2OO _ 7.,_ 11, England Stk, 4i per Ct., last hf.-yr 26/ n "IN ri -4114 S t ,OVERMIENT SECURITIES. _ bitt y , k c'e, 1874 Ditto Accou nt _ I ),it t , ( s ) A 6 Per Cent. July, 1570 OttelPer Cent. 1888 991 Aiitte •pnfaced Paper 4 per Cent .. bt, °Per Cent , Jan. 1872 .. bitt e ' ik)ndB ZI,;;OU par ticler 41,000 _ 1 144 211; I'°ItEIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. ttt. o, _ e" l ,Per Cent 14 0 4 , 0 9 and 1859 . Per Cent., 1852-58-60 Vitt ° s bYto 1863 C o ll e i xles A e . ! l P , 18 63, £45 paid e..,‘tily Jr " 6 per Cent — ta rt n ~.. __ :k4 EI, 6 _ 0 crip £5O pd 'll!a4frer Cent b Ditto 4 11 , q. C en t, N I 4 z Per Cent, ...... , I'l ltell, P. , Cent., 1863 ~,,Tsuader,Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders tte)il'roevivTensolidated. 1 per Cent _- 4 4 1 0 ° 1 1 8 7 p er Ce l n L t and Warrant • t h 'elt 5 ee°4 (l Isso . loo± '44opet Cent l e - c ons .24 bi tto e cooot . ..) 8 24-o, ex- oup , s „, ribitt,";koupout ................. Z 24 ItiteriaBlett.erl4t ..... ill tt e ,:n 5 p„ (118 r Ceat. h i 4 ,4 3 ent.(sl arenanana Railway; , 1 / I "ltt ° A Pet Cent New°O 4 T eenw t • ... '':, .gr itio . ...................... I) ,,it s ‘' .4 ., ll an k tl . kl 6 Per Cent ,' - 'itt e Per • . uitt o q 622 t .. ?, Lamed.. ' ' ' l lria Wa r ; ••• ................ litt o Per e 4 4 (Hectares) h itt° 4ee° Utit etit • I:litt "Account • ... ............... l ' i ea , : . ell t, 18 ' 6'2 P Pitt: llte ,e, 6 h:.................. or 0 Be r i • . .. b l ii l t, o 4.4°B e l ?3 ( p l e B r 6 c 3 ) ‘1 .:). -, 87. ..... paid ^— pm birt o i‘ocol lra. out., 1853 bit tx , ~Por c r , ... ~. ................. g b - Aecou -- • ,18 66, '7, '9, '6O, 62 ; 3 47 1 1,4.4) rip,Se nt!.• .....•........ 44114 Ppeer(lai::iildtig.:. . St . . — ii bitt P 0 Ditto - per c 1860 . t a tte 6 eta., 1,85 9 'ili rlitt, Per c erlt i 0,,, __.— , 11 1tt e " 6 Per (.3,qtr°z _ 1344i044ecoulit. .......... , it to Per Cent bi t ,_ A ~. • _ itut, pakilv-e. ............ • 3 --.. -.._. .iitto 4ccotlt . .. ............... t-- b4 o t co t ,. . % , , 1111 _eery? tteferre.d _ Oltt, -.' ,t• ot:eoup nioi.4:1111.1 t:°,l4ll.l'llut ......... 4! ° °116 Per Cen t • to Act e e r Cen t. 1854 • b. to 6 ...e LIM ............. biltttto° 11,,Pcor,Criettit* 185 8 . bit.., s 4lou ~ jj• 14 ) 6 , lionds .73 Dit t , Per c.,_ . _ ... ........... . bi t i7 Aee,e,inv,". tut. 186'' L litt,:, _two 13,04.4 ................ • 6,t Vi tt 5 4 eir a c, erat. 1:867;i. ._ . i . z ez: beb„ l ,; lt t „ t .. eeel, 4 per .djn:t.............: .oi tt l leia a ~t!s, 4 epr Ct., Oct„ 1863 bi ttq c ,eo ,t it'i r t ........ .......... 1,, Di vide eer , t., fs ... b,,il e i, it e 4 (B on the above n ▪ London, , -,, P.1 121 elites; 41 . P4Y4 e Ott z Per C e 4 Per Cent., Ex. 25f — ali, 1 per ', W .' Ex. 12 Gull i tt ti c p er t,lelintt• Certificates A.ee,„ .41. ~ 1 861, Ex. 25 Al'ancs — Coo mil o i li •.0 ......... 2 0,3 -'-. bi tt l‘tor ie _ TWO O'CLOCK. i. 2 ° Ac Y ... Co4 4t . ~ ....____•••• , is 11 , W lp ......................... • •::. ........................ ------------ Nhj a id i . V l'' . ul3. THE ARCHDUKE MAXIMILIAN, 4 V oYa • lei ltle, is about to publish her diary of a 'slat e4 l th ' - of et at A „ e Mediterranean, and her sojourn for Modena . PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 116 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 172 FOREIGN MINES. Alamillos, limited, f Scottish Australian, lira., i DOCKS. St. Katharine, 71; JOINT-STOCK BANKS Anglo Austrian, 61 6 Australasia, Ditto, new, 49 Bank of New Zealand, 14 British and American Exchange (11m.), 18; Hindustan, china, and Japan (11m.), 311 Imperial Bank (lim.), 24; 5; Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m., 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 London and South African, 26; London and Westminster, 84 3; Oriental Bank Corporation, 60; 60 Union of London, 43 MISCELLANEOUS. Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 61 Joint •stock Discount, 61 Ditto, new, 61 1 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 7 National Discount Comp iny, Um., 101 Oriental Inland Steam, lim , 2; The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille pm„ and the short exchange on London is 25.27 k per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in London and Paris. By advices fromllamburg the price of gold is 422} per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4} per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about the same price in London and Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1661 to 167 i per cent., and the premium on gold is about 541 per cent. At these rates there is a:profit on the importation of gold from the United States. THE ENGINEERS TINDER COLONEL MOODY, lately employed surveying in British Columbia, have just now returned to England. Him. WAGNER'S opera of "Tannhanser" will very probablybe given next season, with an Italian version, at Her Majesty's Theatre. COUNT A. AUERSPERG is the author of the German poem on Robin Hood. THE DUCHY OF HOLSTEIN has now been com pletely occupied, and the army of execution, which now includes 32,000 Prussians, 25,000 Austrians, and 12,000 llanoverians and Saxons, is being rapidly raised to 100,000 men. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1864 LAW INTIMLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. • (Before the Lord Chief Justice, and Justices Crompton, Blackburn, and Mellor.) KELLOCK V. SAMUELSON. Mr. James, Q.C., said this case was originally heard be fore Mr. Justice Williams, at Liverpool, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff for £l9l. He had now to move on the part of the defendants for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection, or for leave to enter a nonsuit. The plaintiff was a shipbroker, and the defendants iron shipbuilders at Hull, and the action was brought to recover a certain sum as commission on the sale of a ship. A gentleman named Carlisle called on the plaintiff, and asked if he had an iron ship for sale. He said he had not, but that he had no doubt Messrs. Samuelson, or some others, had what was wanted. As soon as Mr. Car lisle left a letter was sent by Kollock's clerk to Hull, to ascertain whether they had a ship for sale, and an answer was returned that inquiry would be made. As Mr. Carlisle left Kellock's office, he met a Mr. Samuelson, who had formerly been in partnership with the firm at Hull, but he did not know that he did not then belong to it. A ship was sold, and Kellock contended that he had a right to his commission, and on the case being tried a verdict was given for him for £l9l. He (Mr. James) complained of the manner in which the case had been left to the jury by the learned judge. Rule granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The court was occupied the whole of the early part of the day with a case resiecting the infringement of a patent for improvements in wool combing machinery. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OFFENSIVE PLACARDS.—Two men, named William Dundas and Robert Edwards, attended to answer the com plaint of Mr. Joseph Foskey, manager at Messrs. Swan and Edgar's,Regent , s-street, of carrying about placards, causing thereby an obstruction of the thoroughfare, and great annoyance to the inhabitants. It appears that for some time past the defendants have been in the practice of parading in front of Messrs. Swan and Edgar's, in Regent-street—not more than seven yards from the house—nearly the whole of the day with large placards, one of them respecting the " Florentine 'Venus." Besides the annoyance caused by the conduct of the defend. ants confining themselves to the front of Messrs. Swan and Edgar's house,—more especially by the defendant with the offensive placard alluded to—great obstruction was caused by the defendants, and carriages were prevented from driving up. The defendants were spoken to and cautioned by the police; but as they refused to go away the present proceedings were taken against them. The magistrate said that the defendants walking at such a short distance as seven yards from the house might he a great annoyance and obstruction. The defendants promised not to offend again, and a nominal fine was imposed upon them and costs. COMMITTAL OF A CABMAN WITHOUT A FINE FOR As• SAULTS,—William Robert Morse, cabdriver, badge 5,672, was charged with being drink and assaulting police-con stables Henry Elgar, 94 C, and William Caue, 35 C, in Piccadilly. The constable Elgar was persuading a drunken gentle man, who had been in the company of some prostitutes and cabmen, and turned out of a public• house in Piccadilly, to go home, when the prisoner, without the constable at all interferring with him, knocked him down, and on the other constable, Cane, 35 C, going to Elgar's assistance, he (pri soner) twisted his legs round Cane's, and .threw him down and struck him. He was then taken into custody, and all the way to the station behaved with great violence to the constables. Mr. Knox said a most unprovoked assault had been com mitted by the prisoner on the first constable—the constable not having interfered with him in any way, and the other constable was assaulted by the prisoner when merely assist ing his brother constable. He should commit the prisoner for a month with hard labour. THAMES. A BURGLARY PREVENTED.—John Cummins, a noted burglar and thief, and belonging to a family of felons, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with being on the pre mises of Mr. John Day, linendraper, No. 14, High-street, Stepney, with intent to commit a burglary. Michael Hughes, a police-constable of the K division, saw the prisoner and two other men near the premises of Mr. Day at 10 minutes past 1 o'clock this morning. They went to a wall in Bromloy-street, which formed the boundary of a paved yard at the back of the house. The prisoner and one of his companions lifted a third man over the wall, and he dropped into the yard, and immediately set to work. A man named George Bassin, confectioner, of No. 15, High street, who had just arrived at his door, knocked and was requested by Hughes to accompany him to Brom ley-street. They had no sooner reached the wall than a signal was given ; the fellow who had been lifted over the wall returned and jumped into the street, at the same time handing a crowbar to the prisoner behind his back. They " shuilled" it among them, and the prisoner was arrested, but the others escaped. Mr. Selfe asked how it was only ona of the gang was taken into custody ? on which Hughes replied he could not tackle the three. He kept them in conversation for some time, in hopes of obtaining help. Ho did not see what became of the crowbar. Inspector Hayes, of the K division, said that Mr. Day's house was exactly opposite Stepney Old Church, and the prisoner and his companions passed the church-yard. It was possible the crowbar was there. He had searched the cemetery, which was a largo one, but had not been able to find it. Mr. Day said he discovered this morning that a burglar had been in his yard since he closed the .house last night. The area rails at the back of the house had been forced and removed. Timothy Cox, police sergeant, No, 45 K, said I know the prisoner well. Five years ago he was before your worship, at this court, for attempting to break into the White Swan public louee. You committed him for trial. He was sen tenced to two years' imprisonment. He had the finest set of housebreaking tools I ever saw in my life. His brother has been convicted and sentenced to three years' penal servitude. Mr. Selte—The prisoner was before me five years ago. Cox—He was, sir. Mr. Selfe—lf I come here for a day some of my old ac quaintances are sure to be here. I think Hughes you might have "tackled" more than one of the three burglars. There was a man with you, and I think you could have "tackled" two and call d out for more assistance. You have been in the K division four years. I shall remand the prisoner for a week. WESTMINSTER. BANEFUL EFFECTS OF INTOXICATION,—Sarah Cooper, a middle-aged woman, was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance. Peter Allen, 180 V, said that between five and six o'clock last evening he was sent for to 34, Paulton-square, Chelsea, outside of which he found the defendant drunk and creat ing a disturbance. He requested her to go away, but she refused, and he was obliged to lock her up. Defendant—l am a very ill used woman, your worship. I have been grossly neglected by my husband, and every time Igo near him for anything he locks mo up. I went to see him on business. Mr. Arnold—You were drunk, and therefore in no con dition to visit any one on business. Defendant—Oh, dear me, no, not drunk ; I might have taken a little refreshment, but was certainly not drunk. The acting-inspector on duty at the station was called, and proved distinctly that she was. A Police-constable—She has given her husband and family a great deal of care and trouble. She was only liberated from prison yesterday, after undergoing a con finement of six weeks. Mr. Arnold—How was that ? Policeman—She was unable to procure £2 bail for her good behaviour, and was locked up in default. Mr. Arnold—Was she then charged with drunkenness ? The husband, a very respectable looking elderly man, a dozen years her senior, said—She got drank and took up a knife and then threatened to cut off the childrens' heads, but I fortunately got her out into the street before she did any mischief. She's an incorrigible drunkard, Dennis, the gaoler—When here last night she was drunk. Mr. Arnold—l shall now commit her for seven days without a fine. Defendant—Pray don't, Oh, pray don't. Mr. Arnold was inexorable, and sho was committed to Tothill-fields Bxidewell. Many mistakes have occurred in the observations made on the appointment of Mr. Beard by her Ma jesty to the office of Court Newsman, from which Mr. Doane retires. This office has nothing to do, as stated, with the clerkship of presentations, which concerns eccle siastical appointments, and is in the gift of the Lord Chan cellor. The Court Newsman's duty is to distribute daily to the morning papers a document supplied from Court, and called the " Court Circular"—not in any way connected with a newspaper so called. The office of Court Circular, or Court Newsman, commenced under the reign of George 111. The King, being much annoyed at the inaccuracies in the papers as to t he Ro y al movements, took the advic e o f the chief metropolitan magistrate, mad appointed a Court Newsman; and Mr: Doane, the grandfather of the late official, was installed in the office, which has gradually developed itself in importance. A SUBTERRANEAN HUNT.—AR extraordinary battue has just taken place in the sewers of Paris. Taking advantage the frost, which driv es thi s part i cu l ar game i er of t,t he owner invited a Christmas p ar ty to partake n covert, of the sport of rat killing. All the great sewers were driven in one diriction till millions of rats, which fought among themselves like tigers as they were hunted along, were col lected in the large drain by the bridge of Asnieres. Forty docrs were then let down into the sewers, and after a fight which last 45 hours, and in which four dogs were killed and some blinded, no lees than 110,000 rats were despatched. The National Shakespeare Committee. Under this heading we must, if merely for the good-humoured banter of the thing, put the follow ing delightfully comical report as given in the pages of Mr. Punch. A more perfectly truthful report, in its way, we hardly conceive it possible can any where have appeared in regard to any public meeting that ever took place. In saying this, we ap peal to the recollection of anyone who happened to be present on the occasion referred to. And we are satisfied that those who were present on that occasion will agree with us, after reading the sub joined report, that, exquisitely ludicrous though it is, it is really and truly, hardly anywhere touched with the exaggeration of a mere caricature. Quoth Mr. Punch or his Reporter ; Precisely as the clock struck four, the room being tole rably well filled, the chair was taken by an elderly gentle man totally unknown to any one present. Mr, Chick, the energetic promoter of the scheme, was seated at the chair man's lett hand, while a mild individual, acting as under secretary, was on the chairman's right, but in consequence of being placed behind several large volumes, he was not visible to the majority of the members. The CHAIRMAN on rising, said that - A MEMaER of the committee here observed that he was sorry to interrupt, but what he wanted to know was, how that gentleman came to occupy the chair? (Hear, hear.) Mr. CHICK rose to explain. He begged to say that since the last meeting, he had come to the unanimous resolution of electing himself secretary, and that he now, of course, held that position. In discharge of the duties of this office, he had received and answered several letters from various influential personages in the United Kingdom, who had expressed themselves favourably with regard to the present national movement. Also, in bearing this onerous but cheerfully self-imposed burden, he had had the pleasure of calling on a few of his friends, whose names he would now read to them : the Duke of Turnham Green, His Grace the Duke of Kennington, The Marquis of Islington, with whom he had spent an hour or so at luncheon. Lord Eletant-and-Carcel, who expressed himself in the strongest terms possible of admiration—(hear, hear)—for him personally, Mr. Chick—(disapprobation), His Excellency Karut Sng, Ambassador from the Un discovered Islands of the Pacific, The Earl of March and April, to whom he Mr. Chick, had been lately introduced, and was proud to acknowledge as his dearest friend. Mr. CHICK was proceeding to read a long list of his aris tocratic acquaintance, dividing them into five classes, t.e., Those whom he knew well; those with whom he was on speaking terms ; those who knew him well, but were not on speaking terms ; those whom he knew by sight ; and the remainder consisted of those whom he wanted to know, when- Mr. MIVINS interrupted. He (Mivins) didn't want to hear the self-glorification of Mr. Chick. (Order, order— Hear, hear—Chair.) He pressed the original question -Who was that elderly person in the chair ? (Hear, hear —Order.) Mr. CHICK, in explanation, said, that the inhabitants of the county of Surrey had at first contemplated the celebra tion of a distinct Festival in honour of Adam, founding their right on the existence of a mall colony, not far from Rich mond, entitled Ham, which they asserted, could trace an unbroken descent from the Noachian era. Mr D'Hummy was the President of the Han Council; that distinguished body, so far from opposing the National plan, had sent in their adhesion to it, and he (Mr. Chick) felt sure that he had done nothing but carrs out the wish of every well• wisher of the present Great festival, in electing, on his own responsibility, to the office oftheir chairman, the late anta gonistic President, Mr. D'Hummy _ _ Mr. D'HummY (on being nudged by Mr. Chick), rose and said—Ladies and Gentetnen—l mean Gentlemen— the—um—present occasion—is one—on which you—that is I--(Hear, hear)--and in fact the National Committee--I must state, however, that rya come all the way from Ham by the omnibus— VOlCE—Better go back again. .(Order I Chair I) Mr. D'llummr continued—And being unaccustomed to public —no—l should say, this sort of thing—(Speak up Order I Chair I) 1 can only remark that I wish—(here Chick handed the Chairman a small piece of paper)—eh ? where are my spectacles P Oh, yes, (reading what Mr. Chick has written)—ah I—qu , te SO—yes—thank you. The Secretary—no, the Under-Secretary—(looking about)—l don't exactly see where he is. (Here Mr. Chick attracted the Chairman's attention to the Under-Secretary, who emerged from behind the big books.) Ah, how d'ye do, Sir 2—then, yes— At this point the Chairman, imagining he had done everything that was necessary, sat down. SEVERAL MEMBERS—What's the question ? What's going to be done 2 CHAIRMAN (rouses by Mr. Chick, smilingly)—Oh yes, I forgot to say that the Minutes of the former Meeting—l wasn't here you know—will be read. (Hear, hear.) The reading of the Minutes led to an animated discussion as to whether they were framed in grammatical language, and a good deal of language that was neither elegant nor grammatical was exchanged. A Member proposed that a copy of Lindley Murray should be provided for the use of the meeting, and offered to go °it and buy one at the ex pense of the Secretary. Mr. Wic]riNs observed that Bach a course was unprece dented. The CIIAIItMAN (rising)—What I want to say is, that I've come all the way from Ham by omnibus—(Order, Order, and cries of " Wickins"). Mr, WlcKiNs (angrily)—ls this proceeding to stifle dis cussion? Mr. SPLITPF (rising and attracting the Chairman's eye away from Mr. Wickins)—l ask to be allowed--(Order Chair I Chorus of " Wickins.") The CHAIRMAN (who has all this time been talking, apparently, to Mr. Spluff, contiaues)—And I must say that at Ham—(goes on talking inaudibly.) Mr. Wickins (violently)—la this conduct intended to stifle—to stifle discussion Here Mr. Chick plucked the Chairman by the sleeve, who on turning and seeing Mr. Wickins on his legs, bowed to that gentleman, and, after smiling affably, was about to proceed with the dircourse, in which he had been just in - terrupted, when Mr. Chick handed him a slip of paper. After inspecting the writing, The CHAIRMAN (politely to Mr. Wickine, before sitting down) —I didn't know that you were speaking, Mr. Wig gins. Mr. CHICK, in explanation, regretted to inform the deafness. (Hear, hear.) D'Hummy was slightly afflicted with mee ting that Mr. Mr. WrcKlNS—Sir, I must protest against being called Wiggins. AK S➢fITH said he was sorry to interrupt the last speaker, but as a practical mau—he repeated as a practical man—he wanted to know what they were going to do about the Adamite Festival. That was their object in meeting together. They had been there for nearly three hours doing nothing. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WICKING was understood to protest against being called Wiggins._ _ _ Mr. CHICK said he would read to them a little poem that he had just written in honour of-- Mr. SMlTH—Question! (lear, hear.) Mr. CHICK—WeII then, ha would read to them a list of every one who wished his name to appear in public• print, commencing with those who had forwarded a guinea spe cially for that purpose. This occupied about three-quarters of an hour, during which most of the members left the room. At the conclu sion, Mr. Chick wished to know whether they'd like to hear the names of several members of the aristocracy who had not yet been asked to join the movement. This question having been replied to in the negative, Mr. Chick proposed a vote of thanks to himself, and moved that he should not for the Committee in the interim before the next meeting. This proposal having been also negatived, Mr. Chick said that he should do what he liked without reference to any of them. Mr. Wicxixs—When and where do we meet again ? Mr. CHICK—Don't know. Mr. WICKINS ---Don' t care. After this the meeting separated, and the amiable chair man went back to Ham for the omnibus. their unfortunate h in ea th d e s t a o v ta a l s j t u a s m tic o e un of t A WORD IN ITS FAVOUR. ( F ro m the Court J ournal.) The National Shakspeare C y om of m m it e te n e in ha E ve ng l l a a te nd ly . been e drawing down upon of censure and abuse, a nd bade f air some few days ago to ouents of the committee, tn b h e e e c i to severe vr e e e t r h oe n e r ce m um o r as with unpopularremarks h madet hos e b wy nor with the gentlemen who are so vigorously striving to the opp prove that they acted in the most courteous, modest, and justifiable manner to the late Mr. Thackeray. In our opi nion the committee certainly wronged the great matt who has so unexpectedly been snatched away from us, while, on the other hand, they have done their best, since Mr. Mr. Thackeray's death, to set themselves right in the eyes of the public, and to make amends for the fault whioh they may possibly have committed in a moment of haste and mortification, rather than of planned bostility. At any rate, it is time that personal biekerings and accusations should give way to tho general desire to do something in 1861 worthy the memory of one of the greatest men whose genius ever adorned the literature of ancient or modern times. The whole gist of the dispute lios in a me re nu t s h e ll . It appears that the most distinguished author s , s t atesmen , orators, artists, and actors have been asked b y t h e commit tee to act as vice presidents, an d that th e names of Sir E. B. Lytton and Mr. Dickens were both add e d t o t h e li st, though not till some very un accountable opp os iti on h a d been made to the admission ®f Sir E. Bul wer L ytton . However, as two out of the three novelists w h o were acknowledged to be the greatest of the d ay had been ap pointed vice-presidents, it was onl y r e asonable to expect that the committee would color the same distin c ti on upon the third, William Makepeace Thackeray. An in v it a ti on had a l rea dy b een sen t t o him, asking him t o j o i n t h e ge neral committee; and h ere it a ppears that th e m i s t a k e arose on the part of many members, imagined that the dis t inguished author intended to slight their body, and forgot that, as the invitation was in the shape of a printed cir cular, Mr. Thackeray would be very likely to overlook it, or to disregard it as a mere matter of form which needed no reply. When, therefore, it was proposed to make him a vice-president, those gentlemen who shared this belief voted against the motion, on the ground that he ought first to have accepted the place of a member of the commitee. Several persons acted, perhaps, from a different motive, but on the whole there is reason to believe that the great majo rity laboured under an unfortunate misconception, and are consequently not deserving of the opprobrium and the fierce attacks which they have had to encounter from every quarter. j At the suggestion of Mr. Gruneisen, the committee have, in the most commendable manner, carried a resolution to the effect " that the general committee; deeply deplore the premature disease of Mr. Thackeray, and regret that cir cumstances should have occurred to prevent the enrol ment of his name in the list of vice-presidents." This ought surely to have the effect of lessening the public resentment, and eau4ng the committee to be re ceived as the exponent and representative of the country in the national movement, to which all men must wish well. No doubt it is not composed and constituted exactly as might have been wished, but, nevertheless, the names of Bulwer, Brougham, Dickens, Lord Stanhope, Gladstone, and others are sufficient guarantee that the affair is not in the hands of a selfish and petty-minded clique, as some persons (from what motives we know not) have been pleased to insinuate, Those who now endeavour to throw obstacles into its path will lay themselves open to the im putation that their veneration for Mr. Thackeray's memory is but a blind to disguise their personal dislike to several members of the committee. Surely, too, our desire to do justice to Mr. Thackeray should not be the means of pre venting our display of admiration for Shakspeare. It is time that something should have been proposed, if not commenced, for the day appointed for the festival is close at hand ; and unless more good-will, unity, and activity is displayed on all sides, England will be open to the reproach that, while every country has done honour to its national poet, she alone has neglected to show any mark of admira tion or respect to the memory of one whom the world acknowledges as the greatest poet of all ages. If, too, it should be added, this neglect was occasioned by the most contemptible and petty squabbles of a personal nature, the disgrace will, indeed, be doubly strong. A ROUNDABOUT PAPER. (Front the London Review.) (Not yet printed in the Cornhill Magazine.) UPON POSTHUMOUS STATUES, AND OTHER IMAGES NOT POSTHUMOUS. (A Letter to a young Literary Gentleman.) A certain writer, I mention. no names, my dear Bob--for after a long interval I again address you—a writer whose name you may possibly have seen affixed to certain yellow covers of a work that shall be nameless, objected in that mild and benignant way which so well became him to the gushing enthusiasm of Poor Paddy, who wished to raise a statue to King Gorgius the Fourth upon the banks of that silver stream which flows through the beautiful city of Dublin. "My dear Public," that ill-conditioned and satiric writer is reported to have said, " what is the use of raising a statue to a man who never did a good action in his life, who was debased, sensual, vulgar, and gluttonous ; whose highest genies was strained, absolutely strained, when he invented a shoebuckle, and whose great mind was taxed in endeavouring to make his coat sit without wrinkles ? No, my dear Public, do not do so; choose your heroes with more wisdom; besides, why are you so anxious to commit a superfluous deed ; why rush into a work of supererogation? Is not Gorgius fitly represented amidst the waxen populace of Madame Tussaud's ? Is he not there in all his glory, strut, stare, pink cheeks, coronation robes, flaxen wig—a masterpiece by Truefitt—dancing pumps and all ? Gorgius was proud of his foot, and the artist who stuffed him—for the Chamber of Horrors, I was about to write, but I remember his Ma jesty is in a properly gilt recess—has been careful to copy it." There he stands in all the majesty of real life, and children and flunkies who are admitted at half price, my dear Bob—only sixpence each—wonder and admire. There—l declare if I have not let the secret out. Of course, the ingenious public will see that the present pen man is the ill•conditioned writer. Of course, they will nudge each other, and say, Ah ! we knew his contempt for the Georges. Well, I may as well make an open confes • sion, de me 1 abula narratur, I was one of the non-contents ; I think that the character of a people may be known by its statues, just as the character of the Athenians in the days of Alcibiades was shown by the damage done to the effigies of a certain god, as we read in Plutarch. You will please to mark the classical allusion and take it for what it is worth. What I mean is that people should be careful about setting up posthumous statues to the successful speculator, the pill merchant, or the king of snobs. I, for one, did once subscribe two guineas for —. But that fact shall never pass my pen —no, never. But when I do subscribe again, it shall be to one eminently great in Genius, Fortune, Wisdom, and Service to his country. Of course, statues to such men are, need I say, from the very nature of the thing, perfectly superfluous. Great men who combine in their life these four requisites have raised statues to them. selves less perishable than brass and marble ; and, as Milton says of gentle William Shakspeare of such a sort— "That kings for such a tomb might wish to die." I am seldom betrayed into a quotation except, my dear Bob, as you know, from Horace or the Latin Grammar, but the subject, I positively declare, stole it from me. And, now I am about it, I remember that there are certain lite rary and other gentlemen who are about to raise a fund to worthily commemorate sweet Will of Avon himself. I de clare positively that the only possible objection that I can see to such a scheme is that the poet himself, whom I hold in as much reverence as anyone, would probably shrink from it, and rest content with his little coloured stone bust in a country church, his quaint epitaph, and that large and universal monument of love which he has built up in all hearts. At the tomb of an ancient chief, each warrior once brought a stone, and piled it upon the grave as he passed, till the rough pyramid rose into the sky and lived amidst the wreck of finer works unharmed by Time ; and at dear Will's tomb we men of the pen have for ages brought our hearts and laid them down ; old Ben, rough old fellow, was the first bricklayer; and then Leonard Digger, and Milton, and Dryden, and good old Doctor Sam, with Popo and others, till it mounts upwards and upwards to the skies, nor will it decrease till the last of us poor authors shall have gone to join, let us piously hope, for we are a wild race, his chief in heaven But since you will have a statute—a fine work of art, my dear Bob—of couse you artists with the pen, and the brush, and chisel will make your exertions towards its, proper erection a labour of love. There will be no literary jealousies —not that such ever exist—over the matter. There will be no cliquism, and I am sure all will modestly keep in the background, and let the working men go forward, and the fifth-rate penmen won't jump into the first-rate places. The playful humour, admirable terseness, and keen sarcasm which some of you possess, will be exerted in whipping up a languid Public to its duty; you will not coquet with lords, dukes, marquises, and bishops ; you will not bow down to gilt calves on any account ; and dear Jones, who dines with Lord Fierbras and Captain Deuce-Ace, will leave their society, and work on the committee for raising this great public monument. Above all —as, my dear Bob, I hear from those versed in literary history, it is three hun dred years since he was born, and the time is rather a long while to wait in these days of stony and statuesque recog nition—l am sure that no literary gentleman will put little stumbling-blocks in the way, and hinder the erection of a fitting monument to one to whom all the world owes so much; nor will they, whilst building up this, try to build up little ones for themselves ; I do not suppose for one instant that they will pint their names—at any rate, more than once; nu, they will be as modest, retired, and self abasing as they always are. Reddit Saturnii regnunz ; the Golden Age has, indeed, returned; the lion of literary fame shall lie down with the dramatic lamb ; the venomous critic shall coil in glistening beauty round the pink-feet of the dove of Posey ; the big elephant of the book-world, who has lined his own and so many other people's trunks, shall modestly consort with the timidest little mouse of a perio dical essayist, who has just ventured out of his hole, and got into print. The world, my dear Bob, will wonder ; but what care we for the world,we do not want to trumpet forth ourselves, but to testify the applause, delight, wonder, and admiration of this generation to the Mightiest Genius of all time. Believing, my dear Bob, that this little sketch fully em • bodies your intentions, I am quite with you. BROWN THE ELDER. Megatherium Club, April 23. THE POST-OFFICE SAYINGS BANK.—The weekly deposit is about £lO,OOO, the withdrawals less then one thhd. The sum now remaining in the Post-office bank is £3,263,000, and the number of present depositors 307,000, showing an average balance of over £lO each. NEW MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. — The following gentlemen will be entitled to take their seats at the commencement of the forthcoming session of Parliament :—Sir Roundeil Palmer, on his re-election for Richmond as Attorney-General—Sir R. P. Collier, on his re-election for Plymouth as Solicitor-General—Colonel Vyse for Windsor, in the room of Mr Hope, deceased— Mr C. Neato, for the city of Oxford, in the room of Mr J. H. Langston, deceased—Mr Humphrey, for Andover, in the room of Mr W. Cubitt, deceased—Mr R. Bateson Harvey, for Buckinghamshire, in the room of the Hon. W. G. Cavendish, now Lord Chesham—Major Waterhouse, for Pontefract, in the room of Mr R. M. Milnes, raised to the peerage—Sir C. O'Loghlen, Bart., for Clare, in the room of Mr F. M. Calcutt, deceased—Hon. C. It. Ilanbury Tracy, for the Montgomery boroughs, in the room of Capt. Willes Johnson, deceased—Sir William Frazer, Bart., for Ludlow, in the room of Mr Beriah Botfield, deceased—the Hon. F. Lygon, for West Worcestershire, in the room of Viscount Elmley, now Earl Beauchamp—Mr J. Peel, for Tamworth, in the room of Viscount Raynham, now the Marquis Toarnshend—Mr M. Treherne, for Coventry, in the room of the Right Hon. E. Ellice, deceased—Mr Lloyd, for Barnstaple, in the room of Mr. George Potts, deceased ; Mr. George Shaw Lefevre, in the room of Mr. Pigott, now a liaron of the ExcheTzer. One Law for the Rich and another for the Poor, TO THE EDTTOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—" Who is to blame ?" and " 'Whom shall we hang ?" are questions which just now are being very gene rally asked. Answer to the first question—" Nobody, of course. It is that great impersonality, The System, that is to blame." Answer to the second question-Ist., In its literal sense, "The poor murderer, to be sure, not the rich one;" 2dly, In its figurative sense, "The inferior who has been guilty of the crime, for which there is no forgiveness, at least not in this world, of having been persecuted and illused by his superiors." Some short time ago I called attention, through your columns, in commenting upon the "Craw ling Court-martial," as Punch calls it—to the un happy effect it would have on the rank and file of the army, and the classes whence it is recruited, and not recruited by conscription, but by volun tary enlistment,—if an impression were produced in the mind that there is "one law for the rich and another for the poor;" one sort efjustice for the officer, another for the privates. Now, rightly or wrongly, this impression has ac tually and extensively got abroad, and it may prove most fatal in its consequences. We have no pressgangs now; no proscription like that which Russia put in force a year ago in Warsaw; no conscription, as there is in France. We depend for our army upon the people volunteering into its ranks of their own free will. Will the people volunteer with such an impression abroad? It is to be feared they will rather emigrate and volunteer into the American army, where flogging is unknown. What:the "Crawling Court Martial" has done among soldiers and the enlisting classes, the reprieve of Townley has done among the people generally. Townley's escape is a flagrant illustra tion of the invidious charge that there is " one law for the rich and another for the poor." Of course nothing so ridi culous is meant as that Townley bribed the authorities. Nobody would dream of such insane nonsense as this. But everybody is convinced that it is the fact of Townley's family being rich, and therefore able to bring forces to bear upon the Home-office, which a poor man could not do, that alone has excempted the wilful, cold-blooded, deliberate murderer Townley from the punishment he so richly de • serves. The effect, therefore—namely, escape from pun ishment through being rich—is in itself, and as regards the encouragement it holds out to murderers, just as bad, though effected in this indirect way, as if it had been brought about as they bring such things about in some foreign countries, where the culprit who can afford to bribe the authorities can always get off, and the culprit who can't must die. Sir Geo. Grey, or rather his legal advisers, have acted with the strictest legality in what has been dune. That does not alter the case that had Townley been a poor man like the Fording bridge and Whittlesey murderers, everybody believes it is a moral certainty that what has been done would not have been done, but that the law would have taken its course, and there would have been no failure of justice. And so with regard to the late court-martial. Supposing the decision to be perfectly right and legal, and just (which I only suppose for argument, and that at the present moment its being my purpose to express any opinion one way or the other) still it could only be so by accident, as the whole mode of procedure seems specially and admirably contrived to defeat justice, and prevent the real truth from being got at. An impres sion is abroad, both with regard to the army end to the administration of the criminal law among civilians, that there is "one law for the rich and another for the poor." Of course it is absurd to say that Townley, having been wrongfully snatched from the penalty he richly deserves, therefore Wright also ought to have escaped. It is the prevalent belief which I am dealing with, and which is so pernicious ; and that belief, right or wrong, well or ill founded, is a sinister fact in itself. It bodes no good to society, or to its individual members, or to the respect with which it is desirable that the administration of justice should be regarded, when there is a general belief in " one law for the rich and another for the poor." COMMON SENSE. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market very quiet. Sales, 2,000 or 3,000 bales, at id. to id. below Friday. Import, 6,472. Pre viously, 2,466. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up :o this day, are, in round figures, as under : 1864. 1863. Great Western £53,041 £49,415 North-Western South- Western Brighton Midland South-Eastern 17,410 17,206 Great Northern . . Lancashire and Yorkshire.. 35,410 31,367 Bristol and Exeter North-Eastern' , Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .. 15,100 14,214 Glasgow and South- Western Great Southern and Western of Ireland 6,497 6,870 These returns, compared with those of the same period of the previous year, in most instances are of a very satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,626 ; on the North Western, of £7,180 ; on the South Western, of 1,9t11 ; on the Midland, of £2,296 ; on the South Eastern, of £204; on the Great Northern, of £4,069; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £4,043 ; on the North Eastern, of £3,459 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, of £886; and on the Glasgow and South Western, of £1,300. The London and B►ighton, however exhibits a de crease of £973, and the Great Southern and Western of Ireland, of £373. The report of the Peel River Land and Mineral Company has been issued, in anticipation of the general meeting of proprietors. It states that the sales of live stock effected in the six months to the 30th June last realised £1,184. The desirability of acquiring at a cheap rate or fee•simple of the Elian gaan station induced the directors to propose, as a means for raising the necessary capital, the issue of debentures to the amount of £25,000. A change in the date of holding the company's annual meeting is proposed, and in order to facilitate this object they will recommend, in June or July next, a divi dend on account out of the proceeds of such portion of the wool clip of 1863 as shall have been realised. EXPLOSIVE METEORS.—It would seem that the Creator of the universe has provided a shield for the protection of his creatures from evils which are not inevitable results of their own wickedness or folly. We do not remem ber any instance on record in which an explosion did not take place before the aerolite reached the earth, by which it was blown harmless to pieces ; some of the fragments reaching the earth at different points ; others, and these pro bably the larger portions, continuing their revolutions through space. An extraordinary instance of a series of such explosions was observed in France, which was subsequently made the subject of an inquiry by a commission under the di - section of M. Biot. The explosions were preceded by the ap pearance of a huge ball of fire seen over nearly the whole of Normandy. Then, for sor 6 minutes, they followed each other with great rapidity, and such loudness that they were heard all over a circle about 60 leagues in diameter. They ap peared to come from a brilliant cloud. An emission of a va pour resembling smoke followed each explosion. This was at mid-day, in an almost cloudless sky, and immediately after the first explosion, and during the whole time they lasted, an immense number of aerolites fell to the ground with a hissing noise. Nearly 3,000 of these were afterwards picked up, the largest of which weighed over 17 pounds. It is not possible to give a positive answer to the question — Why is the fall of an aerolite always preceded by an explo sion ? Generally there is a single explosion, but this is not invariably the case, as we have just mentioned one instance in which there was a succession. Almost simultaneously with the report, the aerolite strikes the earth. Whenever this has occurred in the presence of a spectator, it has always been found that the stone was exceedingly hot. The mass of meteoric iron which was dug out of the ground at a village in the Punjaub, was almost too hot to be touched, though it had penetrated to a considerable depth in the earth, and some time must have elapsed between its fall and the arrival of the officer of the district on the spot. This mass was sent to the emperor, who directed it to be made into a sabre, knife, and dagger. Heat was likewise very sensible in the case of the stone which fell at Ensis heim on the 7th of November, 1492, though it had to be dug out of the earth from a depth of between five awl six feet. This stone was placed in the church at that place by order of the Emperor Maximilian, where it may still be seen; the French, who carried it off to Paris during the Revolution, having subsequently re turned it to the place whence they had taken it, minus a fragment retained for the museum of tho Jarilin des Plantes. One tremendous explosion was said to have accompanied the fall of this meteoric stone, and the same was the case with that, weighing 561b5., which fell near Captain Top ham's house in Yorkshire, descending perpendicularly to the earth, and burying itself in the chalk beneath the sur face soil. I can myself vouch for one instance where, at the conclusion of the most terrific thunder-storm I ever witnessed, a tremendous explosion was accompanied by the fall of a number of fragments of an aerolite within a few yards of the house in which I was sitting. Some of these I kept is xny possession. —Dickens' " All the Year Round." The Murder and Piracy on the High Seas. The following is the concluding portion of the evidence against the prisoners yesterday afternoon. The previous portion appeared in our impression of yesterday : At the termination of the reading of the depositions, The bey Early was recalled, and, in addition to his evi dence on a former occasion, said—l recollect the morning the captain was murdered, being ordered from the wheel to his cabin. I saw a silver - watch and some money lying on the table. Almost all the ship's comp any was there, Taffer was there, and Lyons was telling him nto share out the money. He (Taffer) said he did not want to have anything to do with it. They forced him, and he did it. Marco Varto said it ought only to be shared amongst eight, but Lyons said it Wh£3 to be divided amongst all. I got a share—l got £4. There was some over. There was, in fact, only £1 10s. in good money; the reef was made up of medals. I never saw the captain's brother or the mate after that morning. Francisco and he were singing out when they threw him overboard. Atter that every one took what they wanted from the cargo, such as clothes, wine, and knives. When we sighted land I helped to get the boats ready. I recollect seeing the steward get into one of the boats. The cook, steward, and secmd mate, Marco Varto and I were in one of the boats. I know that while we got away, the other men were below scuttling the ship. After we had got a short distance, Lyons called out to Taffer, the second mate, to come back, and he then told all to go on deck. We did so, with the exception of the cook, who refused, and then Lyons and Durano threw bottles at him which struck him. I saw him go overboard, but I should think he jumped into the water. He sang out for help, but Lyons said he would help him if he Game on deck, but that he had now too easy a death. No assistance was given, and the man went down. I was ordered by Lyons to clear the bottles out of the boat. I saw the ship go down. The cook and the lamp trimmer were not in either of the boats, and as I never saw them after I suppose they went down in the vessel. Mr. Welsby said that was as far as he intended proceed ing to-day. The prisoners were then remanded till Saturday next. During the whole of the examination most of the pri soners treated the charges against them with the utmost indifference. The Spaniards and the Austrian amused themselves frequently during the proceedings by spinning their caps round on the tips of their fingers, and making jocular observations to each other relative to the questions asked of the witnesses by the prosecuting counsel. BRTPPING—This Day. LONDON, Jan. 14.—Wind this day at noon—North- East; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with sonic rain. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 13.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Cam perdown, from London for Madras. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 13.—Wind Handel, from Swansea for the Cape of Good Hope. CLYDE, Jan. 13.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Jessie Camp-. bell, from Plymouth. FALMOUTH, Jan. 13.—Wind N.E,—Arrived—Alberto, from Callao—Castor, from Cardiff—both for the Cape of Good Hepe. CARDIFF, Jan. 13.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—S. Carbury 2 for Rio Janeiro. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 14—Triton (steamer), fro:a Boulogne; Holland (steamer), from Ostend. Sailed, Jan. 14—Lord John Russell (steamer), for Dunkirk; Rainbow (steamer), for Calais ; Mogul, for Kur. raehee. DEAL, Thursday Morning. A large ship was on shore on the Goodwin Sands this morning ac daylight; boats are out to her assistance. Notning further known at present. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE RACING FIXTU: FEBL [RES FOR 1864. :lIAII.Y. Birmingham Harrow Chelmsford l7 111 A Lincoln Spring 23 Ilungerford Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick .. 16 Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Croxton-park Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny 5 Thirsk 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Manchester Harpenden Epsom 24 Ascot .. 7 Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Chelmsford 2B New Forest Hunt 26 Ne ivcastle-on-Tyne Worcester (Summer) Ipswich Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 Pontefract Nottingham Winchester l9 Southampton .. 2O Chesterfield Goodwood .. Bright on.. Brighton Club . ..... 4 Lewes 5 Reading Egham Oxford .. Is Yarmouth .. 23 SEFTE Weymouth Warwick September 6 Leicester S Doncaster .. l3 Brecon .. 19 0 CTO Northallerton 6I Newmarket Second Oct lO NoTE: Shrewsbury Autumn Leamington & War. Hunt 22 STEEPLECHASING FEBII York August 23 Plymouth Derby Lichfield 3O Stocktcn .... 3O Devon and Exeter Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn NewmarketFiret October 27 IBER. Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 2l :MBER. Worcester Autumn .... 30 IXTFRES FOR 1861. IARY. Carmarthen Harrow .. 2 Aberystwith Cambridge MARCH. Grand Military (Rugby Hun t) l4 Arnm. Abergavenny .. 5 NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 "TOE PORTRAIT," A NEW OPERA, by the Bareia von Perfall, has been given at Munich; the journals say, with entire success. A WORK BY M. M. LUSSY ON TEACHING THE PIANo, entitled "Reform° dans l'Enseignement du Piano, has sufficient merit to have been highly praised by itossini- THE NEW DEAN OF CORE.—The Rev. Dr. Mageo, rector of Enniskillen, has been appointed Dean of Cork. MR. HENRI DRAYTON, we regret to learn, hes been recently dangerously ill; OXFORD DRAMATIC CLUB.—The ninth annuftl ball of the above club took place on Tuesday last, wheal upwards of 400 persons availed themselves of the invita tion, and dancing was kept up till an early hour in the morning. Groat praise is due to the principal stewards, Messrs. Purkess, Morgan, and Mitchell, for their great exertions. THE COPENHAGEN PAPERS report that a French and English squadron is shortly expected to appear in Danish waters, which will very probably be the case when the navigation opens in the spring; but the Baltic ports are now closed and ice-bound. MISERABLE CHILDHOOD.—In an account of a Children's Hospital lately opened in Edinburgh, the author of " John Halifax, Gentleman," in Good Words, gives some curious specimens of child life in this second half of the 19th century in " modern Athens." This is one' of them :—" Here was a boy who had been found lying on straw in a dark collar which had literally nothing in it hut this one heap of straw. The parents were in the habit of going out for the day and locking up the child there with out food or fire or clothes. He was brought in a mere bundle of rags, quite paralysed, and lay for a week on ono of the hospital beds without stirring or speaking, till they almost thought he was deaf and dumb. At last he did matter out one word, and it was whisky!' He afterwards tried in his wretched, faint voice, to begin singing a whisky song. He told the nurse he had hardly tasted anything but whisky since he was born, Somehow his wretched mother found him out and came to see him. Immediately after she left, the miserable little creature was caught hiding its wizened face and half-paralysed hands under the bedclothes, trying to undo the cork of a small bottle filled with whisky ! But the child recovered, learned to feed on and enjoy other food than grams, and has left the hospital for a future (A— Gud knows what, Still, the life has been saved so far." TUE SLTAMROCK on the coins is the woad-sorrel this is the plant represented on a monument in Sligo Cathedral ; and there is the testimony, not merely of poets, but of serious writers, that the " shamrogges" were eaten. Natives of the West Highlands of Scotland call both tho wood-sorrel and the Dutch clover, shawrog. The Madrid Gazette publishes a decree authois ing any person, from the Ist of January, 1865 duty , to set up a powder manufactory , on paying to the Government. From th e same date the im portation of foreign gunpowder an ent of the same d explosive sub of a stances is declared free on pa my duty. [UST. :MBER.